In the quiet room, the two boys each held a phone and looked at something seriously.
After a while, Jiang Shang put down his phone and frowned. He looked at his friend.
"Ah Kai."
"What?"
"Have you heard of an open beta that allows 100,000 people to sign up?"
"It's the first time I've seen it, and it's randomly selected."
"…"
Jiang Shang took a deep breath and resisted the urge to curse. But in the end, he still complained unhappily, "That's right.
"Is there something wrong with the officials' brains? 100,000 people? That's it? Are they wasting money? What's the difference between this and the closed beta?! "
"Is this how the closed beta is done?"
"Yeah …"
"…"
Silence.
"Then, Ziya, are you still signing up? I saw that the netizens on the official forum are fighting, and the officials are being criticized … "
"Sign up! Why not? Look at the number of people signing up. "
"What the f * ck, it's 100,000 already? This announcement was only released a few minutes ago, right? Wow … It's rising so fast … Is this the legendary true fragrance? "
Ah Kai was amazed.
Jiang Shang sighed.
"If the game's quality is high, you can do whatever you want … Maybe it's because of the quality of the game that they limited the number of people …"
"This is called brainless bragging."
"No, this is called self-hypnosis."
Jiang Shang chatted with his friend while he signed up for the fifth time.
After the two of them signed up, they continued to look at the open beta announcement on the forum.
"But then again, I think this charging model is a bit mysterious. Membership? 20% discount in the exchange shop? And the price of a month's membership isn't low … It's not compulsory to buy, will people really buy it? "
Ah Kai looked at the charging instructions in the open beta and said strangely.
"Why not? Ah Kai, if you know where the best equipment and items in this game come from, you wouldn't say that. "
Jiang Shang shook his head and explained.
"How?"
Ah Kai was curious.
Jiang Shang pondered for a moment and said,
"In the Elven Kingdom, although some specific BOSSes will drop extremely rare items, for most players, the equipment and skills they use still mainly come from the shop, and everything in the shop has to be purchased with contribution points."
"In the game, contribution points are the hard currency between players. A 20% discount … is already very attractive."
Hearing Jiang Shang's words, Ah Kai came to a realization.
"I see."
However, after thinking for a while, he shook his head.
"However, I still feel that the fees are too casual, right? Could they recoup their losses with over a hundred thousand players? Also … I saw some players complaining in the comments section saying that the game itself seems to be able to raise the shop price to 25% just by working hard. "
"That's based on personal reputation and goddess favorability."
Jiang Shang said.
"It's very difficult to raise one's personal Reputation Rating. It's related to the NPC's Favorability. As far as I know … Among the more than 60,000 clans in this game, there are less than 100 people who have a Reputation Ranking of 70 and above. There are only two or three people who have full marks, and they are the kind who lick the NPCs' boots every day … "
"As for the Goddess's Favorability, hehe, it's even harder to raise. Up until now, it seems that the highest point is only one point, and it was obtained from doing missions."
"I've seen the relevant statistics. It seems that the one with the highest discount in the shop now is Li Mu. His discount seems to be about 50%, but most players who have a good relationship with the NPCs are still stuck at 70% to 80% discount."
"So … another 20% discount in the shop is still very attractive to everyone."
"Of course, this is not the most important thing."
"Look, it's also mentioned that some special items will be exchanged for more quotas for members. Here, it's this resurrection token. Ordinary players can exchange at most 10 a day, but members can exchange 15!"
"Ah Kai, you don't know. In this game, the most severe punishment is the resurrection penalty. The resurrection token will be deducted."
"Not only that. As the level increases, the number of resurrection tokens deducted every time you die will increase. If the resurrection tokens are not enough, you will even drop a level! As for silver, the announcement said that it will double in the future. It can be said that it's quite severe. "
"All the resurrection tokens are not easy to come by. You either work hard or spend money. Moreover, you have to accumulate them every day in case of a rainy day. So … just this additional 5 coins per day is enough to make many people rush like a flock of ducks … "
"I see …"
Ah Kai nodded as if he understood.
Jiang Shang continued:
"As for the income … I think it's definitely not possible to break even in the short term, but you have to know that this game has only just begun the open beta."
As he spoke, he pushed his glasses:
"The price of this membership is not low. However, those who can afford the stealth cabin are not poor. Think about it, if the number of players in the game exceeds ten million … then the income will definitely be different. "
Ah Kai thought for a moment and nodded in agreement:
"That makes sense."
"But …"
Jiang Shang changed the topic:
"I really want to complain about this resurrection system … Although it seems that buying a membership can reduce the resurrection penalty, in my opinion, 10 resurrection tokens are no different from 15 resurrection tokens."
"Hmm? Why do you say that? "
Ah Kai asked curiously.
Jiang Shang sighed and said:
"If, just if … you're playing a game and you have to spend 300 yuan to resurrect in this game, will you pay attention to saving your life?"
"Isn't that nonsense! Wouldn't it be better for me to have a big meal with 300 yuan! "
"Then what if the resurrection cost becomes 200 yuan?"
"Damn … Although it's cheaper by 100 yuan, it still hurts when I think about it. I definitely have to save my life …"
"That's it …"
Jiang Shang sighed:
"It's not that players can't afford the resurrection mechanism of the current 'Elf Kingdom', but who wants to lose so much for no reason? Maybe you've saved up a few days' worth of resurrection tokens in the game, but it's only enough for you to resurrect once. The cost is at least a few thousand contribution points. And even if there are discounts for members, it still doesn't go beyond this heart-wrenching range. I can only say that the officials are poisonous. It's as if they're deliberately telling players not to court death … "
"Of course … Even if they know that there's not much difference, many people will definitely buy it."
Hearing his good friend's words, Ah Kai raised his eyebrows:
"If it were you, would you be a member?"
Jiang Shang nodded and said seriously, "Of course, I would.
"Of course I will. Although I really want to complain about the fee system and the ridiculous open beta slots, if I win, I will definitely support it. After all … I can't disappoint the creator of such a great game. You should know how the original standalone games of the Celestial Empire declined in the past … It's not easy to be an original creator."
Ah Kai agreed.
"But …"
Jiang Shang changed the topic again and pointed to a certain item in the announcement:
"What I'm more curious about is this newly added activity, the new weekly ranking. And in the second week, additional rewards will be given out according to the players' weekly ranking in the game last week, and the rewards even include cash … "
As he spoke, Jiang Shang sighed slightly:
"The officials are really daring … They haven't even made money yet, and they're already thinking about how to give back to the players. And they're even giving out cash directly … They're really arrogant. I can almost foresee that 'Elf Kingdom' will explode with a large number of liver emperors and professional players again … "
"Again? It's been around since the closed beta? "
"Yes, contribution points can be traded. During the closed beta, many people relied on selling contribution points to earn extra money. But now that the officials are making a move, the players will definitely be excited."
"If that's the case, this World Tree Black Technology Company is quite conscientious."
"Yes … I really like this company now."
"The conscientious ones are even a little brainless."
"…"
Jiang Shang glared at a certain someone.
A certain someone whistled and looked away.
The two of them chatted intermittently while continuing to browse the open beta announcement.
Of course, as potential tools, they naturally didn't know that this strange system of fees and rewards was nothing more than a True God's left hand and right hand. It was a disguise to shut the mouths of public opinion and rope in small leeks …
There was a lot of content in the announcement. Other than the charging fee, there were also some other things, such as the opening of new maps and previews of new plots. The accompanying pictures were of elves and orcs fighting.
These things, Ah Kai looked at in the clouds, but Jiang Shang was relishing in it.
"Looks like … the next plot is finally going to take action against the orcs. I wonder if I'll have a chance to join it."
His expression was full of anticipation.
"Plot?"
"Yes, plot. I've been paying attention to the plot of 'Elven Nation'. Look at this opening animation that was released in advance … Do you see it? The elves that appear in it are all players! Sigh … unknowingly, everyone has already developed such a large force in the game. Every time I watch the opening animation of each version from the beginning, I feel amazed … "
"So many? Isn't that the sense of participation bursting? "
"So … why do you think so many 'World Tree players' have appeared on the Internet since last year? It's because of the overwhelming sense of participation that everyone is united. "
"Agreed. There's even a tendency to be evil, degrading other games to be worthless."
"…"
Jiang Shang glared at a certain someone again.
A certain someone whistled and shifted his gaze away once more.
The happy day of this pair of bad friends quickly passed.
Although the two of them were no longer high school students, they were still freshmen with full classes. Furthermore, they had not degenerated into old foxes. It was fine to have fun on the weekend, but they would still obediently go to class the next day …
However, when they went to the forum the next day, they found that the number of people signing up for the open beta had already exceeded five million like a rocket, and it was still soaring.
Without a doubt, with the announcement of the open beta of 'Elven Nation', this virtual game that was regarded as a godly game by many gaming enthusiasts once again became a trending topic and headline.
It could be said that almost everyone who knew about virtual games knew about it.
Even people outside of the industry had heard of its name.
Even in the book world, which had been quiet recently, a certain model worker's search frequency had faintly increased because of this …
Ahem.
It was foreseeable that with the open beta, the number of people signing up this time would definitely not be less than the previous closed beta.
This also made Jiang Shang, who originally thought that with 100,000 open beta slots, his chances of winning would be higher, even more depressed.
He had no choice, he knew that his luck had always been bad.
The more people signed up, the lower his chances of winning.
Although as a fan of 'Elven Nation', he was very happy to see this game being loved by everyone … he had to get in first, right?
However, this torture did not last long.
This time, he was finally selected.
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